Overview

• On August 12, service-area staff at Paganella Est alerted the Polizia Stradale after spotting two disoriented sisters alone at the northbound facility.
• Although the girls did not speak Italian, they were able to provide their father’s phone number and say they were traveling toward the state border.
• The father reversed course upon being contacted by police, explaining that he had driven off believing his daughters were sleeping in the car’s rear seats.
• Officers kept the minors calm with games while notifying the mother and awaiting the father’s return before handing the children back to their parents.
• Authorities informed the Trento public prosecutor’s office and the juvenile court for a procedural welfare review despite there being no reported injuries.